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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-27

The fact that any advertiser disseminates or causes to be disseminated advertising that does not comply with the obligations set out in the provisions of articles L. 224-71 and L. 224-72, is punishabl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-29

The fact that any trader requires or receives from the consumer, directly or indirectly, any payment or commitment to pay, for any reason and in any form whatsoever, before expiry of the withdrawal pe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Meetings of staff representatives.

Article L1233-28

An employer who is planning to make at least ten employees redundant for economic reasons within a thirty-day period shall convene and consult the Social and Economic Committee in accordance with the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Meetings of staff representatives.

Article L1233-29

In companies or establishments usually employing fewer than fifty employees, the employer convenes and consults the Social and Economic Committee. The committee holds two meetings, separated by a peri…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-3-1 (art. A212-76)

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCESAlthough sport in France today meets a variety of social expectations (health, leisure, socialising, education, etc.), sport practised in a competitive context remains a fundame…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Holders of a diploma from the Ecole des Techniques Thermales d'Aix-les-Bains.

Article D4321-33-5

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall issue a certificate to candidates deemed suitable by the jury, certifying that they have passed the knowledge verification tests and that they…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Offences committed by a person other than the employer or his representative.

Article R4741-4

The following is punishable by a fifth-class fine: 1° Failure to mention in contracts, in breach of Article L. 4532-12, the obligation to participate in an inter-company safety, health and working con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Insolvency proceedings concerning members of a group of companies established in several Member States

Article L694-6

The official receiver shall authorise the court-appointed agent to accept or refuse inclusion in a coordination procedure of the insolvency proceedings in which he is appointed, as well as to apply to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article ANNEXE À L'ARTICLE A. 752-3

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE L. 752-23 OF THE CODE DE COMMERCEYou can consult the form at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000039216507

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control rules.

Article L1251-46

The temporary employment agency provides the statement of assignment contracts to the institution mentioned in Article L. 5312-1, in particular for the purpose of verifying employees' entitlement to t…

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